Startup Acquisition Stories Podcast With Jovan Meljevic, Founder of BountyHunter

Startup Acquisition Stories Podcast With Jovan Meljevic, Founder of BountyHunter

Author: Acquire.com August 7, 2024 Duration: 29:34

When you lack the experience and money to scale your agency, what should you do?


Jovan Meljevic created his agency for B2B SaaS businesses, Bountyhunter, when he noticed a shortage of people and agencies experienced in startup growth. His business grew quickly aiding clients with everything from SEO to customer support to product analysis.


Although Jovan was on a good trajectory, after five years he realized his agency needed outside input and money to grow. In late 2023 he decided to sell on Acquire. He listed and was shocked by the number of buyers out there looking for agencies like his.


Jovan closed with an experienced agency buyer after about 5 months. He now works as an employee at Bountyhunter as his business grows around him.


Tune in to Jovan's podcast with Andrew as they discuss

  • Why agencies are in high demand on Acquire.com
  • Why he didn't try to negotiate with buyers
  • When you should consider selling your agency business


Jovan is just getting started and you can follow along on his journey below.



Behind every successful startup acquisition, there's a story-a complex mix of strategy, emotion, and paperwork that rarely gets discussed openly. Startup Acquisition Stories, from the team at Acquire.com, pulls back the curtain on those real-world transactions. Each episode features founders and entrepreneurs who have personally navigated the process of selling or buying a business through their platform. You'll hear them recount the nuanced decisions that don't make it into press releases: the challenging conversations around valuation, the subtle art of vetting the opposite party, and the critical, often overlooked, steps after the handshake. This podcast digs into the practicalities of due diligence, structuring terms, and managing the transfer of assets, all the way through to escrow and the crucial post-deal transition. It’s a grounded, detail-oriented look at the mechanics of a business exit or expansion, straight from the people who’ve lived it. For anyone curious about the actual path to a deal, beyond the theory, this series offers a rare archive of lived experience and hard-won advice.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 100

Startup Acquisition Stories
Podcast Episodes
How To Sell a Bootstrapped SaaS in 7 Days With No Earn-Out [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 14:29
Omar Zouhair didn’t build PageCrafter to flip it. He built it to fix a bottleneck in his own team. But once it worked, he listed it on Acquire.com with no expectations.Seven days later, the deal was done. All cash. No ea…
How He Acquired an EdTech SaaS and 10x’d Its Revenue [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 23:33
Chanakya Yerneni didn’t want another promotion. He wanted freedom—and the chance to build something of his own.After a decade in enterprise SaaS, he quit corporate, browsed Acquire.com, and bought a small AI grading tool…
Built a Profitable Startup and Got Acquired at Just 18 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 19:26
At just 18 years old, Siyabend Özdemir bootstrapped and sold Gen PPT, an AI-powered presentation generator used by students, marketers, and solopreneurs across the globe.What started as a school-night experiment turned i…
From Side Hustle to Clean Exit in 30 Days [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 43:03
Christopher Schwab didn’t build Inova Local to chase scale. He built it to solve a real problem: how to support home service businesses with reliable, high-quality remote admin help.What started as a side project quickly…
The Lean SaaS Exit: PLG, Profitability, and a Strategic Acquisition [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 16:11
What started as a side project during business school became a profitable, product-led SaaS used by finance teams, and was successfully acquired through Acquire.com.In this episode, Trevor Lee, founder of Genius Sheets,…
Zero Funding, One Buyer, and a Clean SaaS Exit [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 33:54
If Christopher Lier could give three key pieces of advice to SaaS founders planning an exit, they would be:Build a focused product that solves a specific problemBe fully transparent during the acquisition processNever se…
Inside a Bootstrapped Exit: How Johann Sold Jars on Acquire.com [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 12:45
If Johann Sathianathen could give two key pieces of advice to founders who want to sell a startup fast, he’d say:Build and sell early—even while working full-timeReinvest stable income to accelerate your startup runwayJo…
Bootstrapped, Built, Sold: Luka’s Micro-SaaS Exit [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 16:05
If Luka Pecavar could give three pieces of advice to founders building and selling micro-SaaS products, he’d say:Build simple tools that solve a specific problemListen to user feedback early and oftenEven small apps can…
Built. Sold. Free. A Startup Exit in Just 9 Months [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 9:25
When Abdulla Abdurazzoqov Reflects on Selling His SaaS Startup, He Offers These Takeaways:Build organic traffic early with free toolsChoose peace of mind over uncertaintyA strong Product Hunt launch can drive your first…